$ W+ A) r" L r: f x公仔箱論壇不論是吃燒烤、火鍋,還是零食,只要配上一瓶可樂就會覺得快樂似神仙,然而如此愉快的心情可能是有原因的。根據法國最新科學研究指出,可口可樂和百事可樂不但含糖量驚人,甚至含有酒精,令外界一片譁然。 5.39.217.762 l* o0 [0 n' {0 U* p+ B# e+ l
/ `3 q8 a, l- S. S1 mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb根據法國《6000萬消費者》雜誌(60 Millions de consommateurs)報導,巴黎國家消費研究所(National Institute of Consumption)日前針對全球19家可樂廠牌進行檢驗,發現可樂成分中除了有肉桂、肉豆蔻和柑橘之外,還有未在包裝上註明,且極易引起過敏的有機化合物烯類(Terpenes)。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( @) s" d% l* b7 M
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更令人震驚的是,包含可口可樂、百事可樂等9家廠牌的可樂皆含有微量酒精,雖然每公升僅有10毫克,濃度約是0.001%,但恐怕會使許多人不敢再享受這清涼香甜飲料,例如數以萬計因禁酒令而改喝可樂的穆斯林。 }7 n# I$ z# b+ {8 atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- v' Q. W0 b& f" _/ {# w
法國可口可樂公司科學部門主管裴潘(Michel Pepin)對此表示,可口可樂是根據祕密配方製造,絕對不含酒精,且獲得政府當局和巴黎清真寺的認同,認為研究所測出的酒精可能是製造過程中,天然水果發酵所產生的少量酒精。 ' i. _: ]' A9 k0 e8 |: ^5.39.217.76 # J$ \0 }+ L( X' {% i, a9 T6 _TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。百事可樂的發言人則大方證實,某些軟性飲料因為原料關係,恐造成產品含有少量酒精,但隨後堅稱百事可樂的配方不包含酒精,可放心飲用。作者: 地獄天王 時間: 2012-6-28 03:02 PM
0 h; J6 p d# {( g5 {: t' n1 f- V 可口可樂法國分公司的科學總監說,根據秘密配方應無酒精成分,懷疑微量酒精「可能來自生產過程」,又說得到清真寺認可:「巴黎清真寺曾給我們證書,列明回教徒飲用我們產品並無違反宗教原則。」百事發言人稱,相信酒精源自原料,或是水果發酵產生微量酒精。作者: vandas 時間: 2012-6-29 07:42 AM
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% `& I* a. Y, bTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。美國可口可樂與百事可樂被揭產品內的焦糖色素含有致癌物質,但兩間公司暫時只減少了美國國內的可樂產品相關物質,百事更表明不會更改外國版可樂產品的配方。兩間公司皆強調,有關物質「並不會對人類健康構成威脅」。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。4 {$ j/ \1 p4 K9 e( x
5 k4 k5 I. E' m* t. G公仔箱論壇當鳳凰財經問到,為何中國的可口可樂標準是美國14倍之多時,公司並未直接回答,負責人只堅稱「全世界並沒有任何一個國家對焦糖色是否危害做出權威報道」。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ b& u: b" J9 t2 C' G& Y
0 \0 x; B& M+ w, Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb除可口可樂外,百事可樂的可樂產品亦被指有相同致癌物,但公司直言沒有計劃修訂外國版可樂的配方,原因是「沒有證據證明4-MI威脅人類健康」。(每日郵報/鳳凰財經)TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) |1 A/ o a: Q- ]. `7 Z0 h# p
As a cancer scare erupts over a chemical in the fizzy drink ... just how safe is a can of Coke? 公仔箱論壇 B( j7 c( o% y6 r: c+ c4 X
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3 k4 m$ f" {9 L4 ^) E' ?- Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe world is addicted to Coca-Cola. Each day, 1.6 billion cans and bottles of the sickly brown liquid are gulped down, making it the globe’s most recognised brand. 1 w" ~; n, r! ~) z: y( h$ i公仔箱論壇 * ^. Q3 S1 c7 w; @: }6 f: D公仔箱論壇But ever since it was first concocted as a brain tonic in 1886 (designed to treat ‘sick headaches, neuralgia, hysteria and melancholy’), the makers of Coca-Cola have been secretive about what goes into their drink. # W: E2 o0 m- [, M8 E) ~% @3 Q4 [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76" w! N+ a; u# ]
American pharmacist and Coke founder Asa Chandler was so concerned that the recipe could fall into the wrong hands he reportedly never wrote it down. * k% s& ^; m- R0 x+ f/ x
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That secrecy lives on today. Coca-Cola insists only two people alive know the formula, that they never travel on the same plane in case it crashes and that the list of ingredients is locked in a bank vault. ( Y- i3 n& R2 P& F9 i% ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ( \0 d$ r B% f- a: yTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。But while the recipe for Coke is surrounded by the kind of mystique that marketing men dream of, the company found its formula under less welcome scrutiny this week. 7 Q% y$ r( G6 o) w, \0 f
9 ~8 Q7 u+ {$ K9 T! ?! [, mTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。For it has emerged that Coca-Cola in the U.S. has reduced levels of one of its ingredients following fears that it could cause cancer.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) c- t2 i3 B3 U& N) g) H
The chemical — 4-methylimidazole (4-MI) — helps to give the drink its colour, but is listed by Californian health officials as a potential carcinogen. 0 Z* l" i4 @, ]% C5 G6 xTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, U7 w9 z: R2 Z' p( U* ?
While European regulators do not believe it poses any health risks, the company has also pledged to reduce its levels in Coke sold in Britain and the rest of the world, although it hasn’t given a timescale. ) U( s* l* F5 h [
% P% v `+ `! @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPepsi, meanwhile, has reduced the chemical in its American formula, but refused to change it anywhere else — meaning if the Californian health officials are right, the Pepsi sold in Britain and most of the rest of the world is potentially more carcinogenic than the stuff swigged in America.5.39.217.76, w/ v9 ?7 z/ O9 d8 o, X1 m
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Coca-Cola and Pepsi this week insisted that all of their beverages are completely safe, with Coca-Cola claiming it made the change in the U.S. only in response to a ‘scientifically unfounded’ food law in California. / {! i# `4 X6 _! `3 @, n( mTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。4 x9 b4 I q: C0 l0 n8 T 5.39.217.765 @9 {( |7 m# A8 p \! k0 f
Defence: Bot Coca-Cola and Pepsi insisted their products were completely safe " V. U1 M9 n8 J0 W+ h+ z# jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb % [' W$ b' m. L9 P0 W$ Y0 sTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。In a statement yesterday, Coca-Cola Great Britain said: ‘Coca-Cola has an uncompromising commitment to product safety and quality. All of the ingredients in our products are safe.’ ! n" ?$ i5 n) ?7 | `5.39.217.76TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( X% L, S0 o7 n. a
But the changes to the recipes have raised the inevitable question: just how safe are the ingredients that go into every can of cola? And what does that brown stuff really do to our insides? 7 g- }' H& u- E4 u$ c7 ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, @) k( w- y/ `: q: ~) X- e / s. X- p9 o6 G( a3 n公仔箱論壇Coca-Cola in the U.S. has reduced levels of one of its ingredients following fears that it could cause cancer公仔箱論壇6 [& U, r3 N! W5 ~3 a7 x
# b1 H) h5 j2 ^4 `公仔箱論壇PS. * ?4 A8 |- p- U" C1 K0 P, m) y& X5 s- [; k5.39.217.76And just because you drink sugar-free, diet cola, don’t think you’re off the hook. For there is a growing body of research which suggests that low-calorie and sugar-free drinks are bad for us, too. # o3 q7 h! A, y9 D6 s* B公仔箱論壇 ; H8 u% k- w6 |4 i$ P, Y! Q0 h3 C3 h5.39.217.76Studieshave shown that people who have at least one low-calorie fizzy drink a day are at greater risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes. ; u1 a6 I- v+ j0 Q2 O9 n! ] : a, T! i2 U% E' A' a0 ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd some experts also believe that sugar-free drinks confuse the brain, leaving it unable to distinguish between sweeteners, such as aspartame and saccharine, and regular sugar. 公仔箱論壇8 U% N, W3 Q8 \, B p5 f8 C
" a; u+ }# ?. iTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。In that case, a person may be tricked into overeating, as the brain can no longer calculate the body’s calorific intake.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( m9 s8 G7 z% X9 `& B4 o' j c
TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- v0 a. d/ P/ {0 m L/ r
So while diet colas may make you feel virtuous, they could be doing you more harm than good.5 f ]( H2 K' h& Z" D' C& s- _( O
( R. }! W; R" k. L 6 e" i+ B! |; `7 P8 r$ \% r6 VCOLOURING LINKED TO CANCER& w, u! R! W# l; L4 W $ p$ v5 C0 Z! l: Q: iTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Cola’s colour comes in part from 4-methylimidazole (4-MI), a chemical that forms in the production of caramel food colouring.1 ~3 j4 E: C D3 |. i
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Coca-Cola, Pepsi and other manufacturers insist it is safe at the low doses found in drinks.公仔箱論壇7 p) q* ~3 h' |2 ~( D
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But in California they disagree. After studies showed that long-term exposure to the chemical causes lung cancer in rats, health officials ruled that products with more than 29mcg must carry a health warning. + ]: i/ m7 d: i, |TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。And when research by the Centre for Science in the Public Interest, a campaign group, found cans contained nearly 140mcg, all cola companies across the U.S. were forced to cut levels. # s: m1 Z4 i( d) B1 YTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 S1 y- ]6 n2 ^% I! X5 ~5 b' c
Food campaigners say daily consumption of 4-MI at 30mcg would cause cancer (pictured) in one in 100,000 people over their lifetimes.公仔箱論壇+ l* \6 W7 a# E& G0 ?
1 o, d9 ~: L1 }$ L- }0 D ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that someone would need to drink more than 1,000 cans of cola every day to reach the levels that caused cancer in lab rats.3 r; I% j0 [& x" j1 F+ Y. }
' K# m8 T8 p1 C) j- QAnd the British Food Standards Agency agrees. It says the chemical is ‘not a food safety concern’. ( o5 Y. ?5 N; L; DTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 6 [) } o/ S/ b0 L# N* {- r+ m2 l公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( R0 t+ r: p* z I- |
/ {) O) H' K! F) |* ], u0 `CAFFEINE. j) b) G8 k+ z. Q2 w q0 r , |' k! G/ E. O$ a5 d: J5.39.217.76A can of cola contains 40mg of caffeine — half the caffeine in a mug of tea and a third of the amount in a mug of filter coffee (pictured). 5 W' j b+ Q, c5 [# \5.39.217.76 ( ]$ N6 }& [# f- f5 h$ TCaffeine is a stimulant that works on the central nervous system. It can trigger a dramatic, short-lived increase in blood pressure and increases the heart rate.公仔箱論壇9 c5 O( S1 J8 x9 j: v" O
! {5 H. F2 W2 W. l- N$ M* _5 \% v公仔箱論壇But there is little evidence that it causes long-term high blood pressure, or that it is bad for healthy hearts. Many regular coffee or cola drinkers simply develop a tolerance to the stimulant. % O3 Z4 M( ]# ]7 xTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 d* i- _% G$ X. N
In the UK, pregnant women are advised to have less than 200mg a day. Those with high blood pressure are also warned to steer away from coffee, tea and cola drinks. 5 W' D, _0 S- |/ _公仔箱論壇5.39.217.76$ l+ a' Y2 X% P; R8 d
Caffeine can also stop the body from absorbing iron from food — so people with a big cola habit may be at greater risk of iron deficiency. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。: [7 V4 R8 }) H! Q% C2 o3 i
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Doctors are in no doubt — the biggest danger from cola doesn’t come from the hidden additives, flavourings or colourings, but from sugar. 8 `5 M5 a, z4 x* M) }" K公仔箱論壇1 x3 s0 G; u! L9 F+ A7 I2 j; g
Too much sugar leads to obesity, the major cause of cancer in the western world. + S. u2 i9 m6 Y9 ?: H: N: H: | 4 E" ?' y: U$ m) y公仔箱論壇It also increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, causes heart disease and increases the risk of stroke. * l8 V6 D& ~1 r$ W. I3 l* D1 `- a( \+ f0 I
The over-consumption of sugar (pictured) has been linked to depression, poor memory formation and learning disorders in animal experiments. And it rots teeth. : [0 [( s- u. R, B1 Z ' x% U0 q$ f! ^$ w7 c1 W4 z. X5.39.217.76Each regular can of cola contains eight teaspoons of sugar. When you drink that much sugar so quickly, the body experiences an intense sugar rush. / b. W6 m5 [+ z8 _7 X; _5.39.217.76 / S$ ~8 V7 I" y# EThe cane and beet sugar used in Coca-Cola is used up quickly by the body, which soon experiences a rapid drop in energy, leading to cravings for more sugar.5 ^/ O! F/ ]+ E% D0 L
8 @" C( [& `8 C+ Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 @3 R" Z2 c- E7 u PHOSPHORIC ACID 6 Q3 o" M6 v8 q: V4 v& v公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇& G# s1 `, p) t5 [3 o7 h \; B0 I
Phosphoric acid is a clear, odourless chemical that gives cola its tangy flavour and helps cut through the sickly sweetness of all that sugar. 3 \9 J2 g8 O: g, X 1 Y# E4 v# `5 [9 V; `8 `+ w/ F公仔箱論壇It is also an effective rust remover — the reason that a glass of Coke can restore the lustre to coins and old metal.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- f" j' o6 [$ H1 U
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2 o2 j x+ z' I( E1 htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbResearch at the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Maryland found that drinking two or more colas a day doubled the risk of kidney stones (pictured) — and the phosphoric acid in it was blamed. - q* }& c! A6 W6 ^. C' f% F, b " y U% V7 L, s9 z0 _Another U.S. study found that women who regularly drink cola — three or more times a day — had a four per cent lower bone mineral density in their hips than women who didn’t drink cola. ' w" V% k/ u9 z5 o/ t # r T: {# V- m9 WAgain, phosphoric acid is thought to be the cause. No one is entirely sure why it leads to weaker bones, although some researchers argue it prevents calcium from food being used to renew bones. 2 m8 m+ `& }1 d& B/ d( W# E+ ], y# l- z
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# L+ W& T; ?$ }& }* A3 t GENDER-BENDING CHEMICALTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。9 j& H' U7 ~& B% } : ~7 {: C9 X! L2 p e) }6 zTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The ‘gender bending’ chemical BPA, or bisphenol A, has been linked to heart disease, cancer and birth defects.) q2 B! L0 R7 O
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It is found in baby bottles, plastic forks, CD cases and in the lining of aluminium fizzy drinks cans, including those of Coca-Cola. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 @, S) D5 G+ h/ @3 M
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Because it mimics the female sex hormone oestrogen, and thus disrupts the natural balance of the body, some believe it could be dangerous — particularly to foetuses (pictured). 5 S e* G: n( k. h! ITVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 P) M: j6 m1 s& G- F
Some animal studies have indicated it is safe. Others have linked BPA to breast cancer, liver damage, obesity, diabetes and fertility problems.- l6 r, a7 v1 l* R( ?
( V0 `# a" I C1 q& u# X \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDespite the uncertainty, it has been banned in baby bottles across the European Union and in Canada in case it leaches from plastic into formula milk or juice drinks.' u3 S5 ^" C3 ~) p2 `
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The Food Standards Agency in the UK says it is safe in food packaging and poses no risk in fizzy drinks.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, [% c: w& @' A
1 b3 g) J7 Z7 v2 h5 g$ S, g4 L% J- l公仔箱論壇TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。; g2 p- U2 j9 |! o% h& ]3 [$ z CITRIC ACID 0 y& d; D9 p* A' A7 {5.39.217.76" D, B- Y& {1 h
Citric acid gives lemons (pictured), oranges and grapefruit their kick and cola its bite, helping to make the drink nearly as corrosive as battery acid when it comes to teeth. 2 z/ O* X4 g! f# z& A3 r 1 ~5 Q3 B/ m& z( k+ G6 z DProlonged exposure to cola and other fizzy drinks strips tooth enamel causing pain, ugly smiles and — in extreme cases — turning teeth to stumps. % H9 T" N$ L6 w- m5.39.217.76 , H* ?+ U1 `' l+ C9 J2 _TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。A study in the journal General Dentistry found that cola is ten times as corrosive as fruit juices in the first three minutes of drinking. ! c' T, ^) r a/ F5 w4 g5.39.217.76TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ r. i6 Q1 b5 F D: y3 [
The researchers took slices of freshly extracted teeth and immersed them in 20 soft drinks. Teeth dunked for 48 hours in cola and lemonade lost more than five per cent of their weight. ; k1 u6 `8 M L9 q5 Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 I- r/ |" r) N" H
A study in the British Dental Journal found that just one can of fizzy drink a day increased the risk of tooth erosion. While four cans increased the erosion risk by 252 per cent.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: Z& i* h" b' ]4 j. U6 L- j: Q9 F5 c